Answers for ielts reading Sample Question 1

Answers for IELTS Reading Sample Question
1) D
Read the information in the questions carefully and determine the key words
the key words in this question are ‘plankton, carbon dioxide, vehicles”
skim the passage looking for those key words and/or their synonyms
the answer is paragraph D.
2) G
Read the information in the questions carefully and determine the key words
the key words in this question are “animals affected, ice bergs, break off1
skim the passage looking for those key words and/or their synonyms
the answer is located in the latter part of paragraph G.
3) A
Read the information in the questions carefully and determine the key words
the key words in this question are “impact, higher temperatures’
skim the passage looking for those key words and/or their synonyms
the answer is in the middle part of paragraph A.
4) F
Read the information in the questions carefully and determine the key words
the key words in this question are ‘naming icebergs’
skim the passage looking for those key words and/or their synonyms
the answer is paragraph F.
5) E
Read the information in the questions carefully and determine the key words
the key words in this question are “importance phytoplankton, food chain*
skim the passage looking for those key words and/or their synonyms
the answer is paragraph E.
6)  (powerful) wind(s)
Read the questions carefully selecting key words.
The key words are “iron, transported to ocean”.
Scan the passage for those key words and locate the area that addresses the gist of the passage.
Paragraph B makes mention of powerful winds that sweep iron-containing dust across the oceans…”
Make sure you use the word(s) directly from the passage.
7)  plankton (productivity)
Read the questions carefully selecting key words.
The key words are “increase in greenhouse gasses, decrease in.”
Scan the passage for those key words and locate the area that addresses the gist of the passage.
Paragraph D states that, “The loss of plankton productivity in the oceans also means the loss of an important factor in removing much of the principal greenhouse gas that has been a primary cause of the world’s climate to warm for the past century or more.’
Make sure you use the word(s) directly from the passage.
8)  base
Read the questions carefully selecting key wordsThe key words are “phytoplankton, food web.”
scan the passage for those key words and locate the area that addresses the gist of the passage
paragraph E makes mention of”… a vast ocean area of phytoplankton that is the base of the food web…”
Make sure you use the word(s) directly from the passage.
9) calved
Read the questions carefully selecting key words
the key words are “piece, detached ice, main block”
scan the passage for those key words and locate the area that addresses the gist of the passage
paragraph G states. “Huge as it is, the C-19 iceberg is only the second-largest recorded in the Ross Sea region. An even larger one, dubbed B-15, broke off, or ‘calved’in 2001.”
Make sure you use the word(s) directly from the passage.
10) satellites and ships
Identify the key words in the summary sentences.
In the first sentence “decline, plant life and validated” are the key words.
Scan the paragraphs A-C for the key words or synonyms of those key words.
Read the sentence(s) which relate to the key words. In paragraph A it states that the diminishing (or declining) productivity of microscopic plants is being confirmed (validated) by satellites and ships.
11) phytoplankton
Identify the key words in the summary sentences.
In the third sentence “… rise in ocean temperatures, 1980s, 1990s… ” are the key words.
Scan paragraphs A-C for the key words or synonyms of those key words.
Read the sentence(s) which relate to the key words. In paragraph A it states that “… the greatest loss of phytoplankton has occurred where ocean temperatures have risen most significantly between the early 1980s and the late 1990s.”
12) iron
Identify the key words in the summary sentences.
In the fourth sentence ‘higher temperatures, deficiencies, decline in plankton” are the key words.
Scan the paragraphs A-C for the key words or synonyms of those key words.
Read the sentenced) which relate to the key words. In paragraph B it states, “… winds sweep iron-containing dust across the oceans from continental deserts. When those winds diminish or fail, plankton can suffer.’
13) carbon cycle
Identify the key words in the summary’ sentences.
In the fifth sentence “impacts upon, world’s” are the key words.
Scan the paragraphs A-C for the key words or synonyms of those key words and the relationship with the previous sentence in the summary.
Read the sentence(s) which relate to the key words. In paragraph C it states, “The significant decline in plankton productivity has a direct effect on the world’s carbon cycle.”